Islamic Terrorism

Islamic terrorism (Arabic: إرهاب إسلامي‎ ʾirhāb ʾislāmī ) is a form of religious terrorism committed by extremists of Islam for the purpose of achieving varying political and/or religious ends. Islamic terrorism has been identified as taking place in the Middle East, Africa, Europe, South Asia including India, Southeast Asia, and the United States since the 1970s. Islamic terrorist organizations have been known to engage in tactics including suicide attacks, hijackings, kidnapping and recruiting new members through the Internet.

Islamist Terrorism - History ... Burgess of the Center for Defense Information, trace the roots of Islamic terrorism back to the 11th-century Assassins, an order of Isma'ili Shi'ism that targeted political and ... In positing a continuity between Islamic terrorism's medieval and modern manifestations, Burgess identifies a common underlying motive, namely loyalty to a divine imperative, and ... The emergence of modern Islamic terrorism has its roots in the 19th century ...

Secretaría De Inteligencia - History - Counter-terrorism ... The lingering threat of another act of Islamic terrorism on Argentine soil, especially against Jewish entities in Buenos Aires, required the Secretariat to adapt to a previously unknown national ... agencies cooperated in the formation on subjects as Islamic terrorism and how to neutralize it ... the 1994 AMIA Bombing, SIDE recognized that Islamic terrorism became an extremely serious threat to national security ...